Wood Chip Gondola Car

[WGL]

 I just bought a 60' Milwaukee Road wood chip gondola car.  I am wondering how to get wood chips for it.  This should be easier than the twigs I cut & glued together for my 60' wood pulp car last year, I hope! 

[jward]

you can use sawdust for the wood chips. several maunfacturers market dyed sawdust as "grass." you might be able to find it in a light brown shade, or you could bleach it.

[Doneldon]

WGL-

DYI! Even a hand saw and an odd piece of scrap wood -- any kind and condition will do -- will make a pile of wood chips in a very few minutes. Just saw over an empty wastbasket or piece of newspaper to catch the production.
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[WGL]

Thanks for the suggestions.  I am thinking of something coarser than sawdust.  I looked at bags of wood shavings for pet bedding today, but they range from sawdust to pieces that are too big.  I probably will make my own, if there isn't an easier way.

[mabloodhound]

Do you have an old blender to chop up those larger chips?   Do NOT use the kitchen one (don't ask).